Upcoming Guidance and Costerfield and Björkdal Clarification

Core Viewpoint - Alkane Resources Limited is preparing to release Production Guidance for FY2026 and the Annual Resources and Reserves Statement following the merger with Mandalay Resources Corporation, with expectations to provide updates in September 2025 [3][4]. Production Results - The company has announced consolidated production results for FY2025, detailing production from its Costerfield and Björkdal projects, including metal equivalents calculations [2][6]. - Costerfield produced a total of 143,219 tonnes of ore mined with an average gold grade of 9.54 g/t and an antimony grade of 0.75 tonnes for the year [10][11]. - Björkdal mined 910,663 tonnes of ore with an average gold grade of 1.36 g/t, and milled 1,400,734 tonnes of ore with a head grade of 1.09 g/t [10][11]. Revenue and Costs - Costerfield generated a revenue of US$136.842 million for FY2025, while Björkdal contributed US$128.081 million [10][11]. - The cost of sales excluding depreciation and depletion for Costerfield was US$49.478 million, and for Björkdal, it was US$67.268 million [10][11]. Mine Life Information - The company has retracted previously reported mine life information for Costerfield and Björkdal, clarifying that the estimates were based on foreign mineral reserves and not compliant with the JORC Code [7][8][9]. - Future releases will not include such mine life information to avoid misinterpretation as production targets [9]. Resource and Reserve Estimates - Alkane is converting mineral resources and reserves estimates from NI 43-101 to JORC Code compliance for Costerfield and Björkdal, aiming to include these in the 2026 Annual Resources and Reserves Statement [5]. Company Overview - Alkane Resources operates three mines in Australia and Sweden, focusing on gold and antimony production, and is positioned for further growth with a strong balance sheet [12][13].